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==Tree diagram representations== The structure of adjective phrases (and of all other phrase types) can be represented using tree structures. There are two modern conventions for doing this, constituency-based trees of [[phrase structure grammar]]s<ref>For examples of phrase structure trees similar to the ones produced here, see for instance Brinton (2000), Radford (2004), Culicover and Jackendoff (2005), and Carnie (2013).</ref> and dependency-based trees of [[dependency grammar]]s.<ref>For examples of dependency trees similar to the ones produced here, see for example Tesnière (1959), Starosta (1988), and Eroms (2000).</ref> Both types of trees are produced here. The important aspect of these tree structures—regardless of whether one uses constituency or dependency to show the structure of phrases—is that they are identified as adjective phrases by the label on the top node of each tree. === Head-final adjective phrases === The following trees illustrate head-final adjective phrases, i.e. adjective phrases that have their head adjective on the right side of the phrase: : [[File:Head-final adjective phrases.png|Head-final adjective phrases]] The labels on the nodes in the trees are acronyms: A = adjective, Adv = adverb, AP = adjective phrase, N = noun/pronoun, P = preposition, PP = prepositional phrase. The constituency trees identify these phrases as adjective phrases by labeling the top node with AP, and the dependency trees accomplish the same thing by positioning the A node at the top of the tree. === Head-initial adjective phrases === The following trees illustrate the structure of head-initial adjective phrases, i.e. adjective phrases that have their head on the left side of the phrase: : [[File:Head-initial adjective phrases.png|Head-initial adjective phrases]] === Head-medial adjective phrases === The following trees illustrate the structure of head-medial adjective phrases: : [[File:Head-medial adjective phrases.png|Head-medial adjective phrases]]
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